| New England Patriots at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: November 19, 1978 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 55568 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 52 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Kevin Long 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | David Posey 47 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Horace Ivory 1 run (David Posey kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 45 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Horace Ivory 11 run (David Posey kick blocked) | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Wesley Walker 56 pass from Matt Robinson (Pat Leahy kick) | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | David Posey 24 FG | 19 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 32 | HB | Andy Johnson |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 64 | RDE | Richard Bishop |
| 52 | LOLB | Steve King |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 34 | SS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Derrick Gaffney |
| 89 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 83 | TE | Jerome Barkum |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 21 | RB | Clark Gaines |
| 33 | FB | Kevin Long |
| Offense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 74 | NT | Abdul Salaam |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Klecko |
| 56 | LOLB | Larry Keller |
| 63 | LILB | John Hennessy |
| 52 | RILB | Mike Hennigan |
| 59 | ROLB | Bob Martin |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 23 | SS | Shafer Suggs |
| 22 | FS | Burgess Owens |
| 38 | RCB | Ed Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 21 | 81 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 15 | 76 | 5.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 11t | 2 |
| Steve Grogan | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 22 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Kevin Long | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 5 | 1 |
| Richard Todd | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Darnell Powell | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Matt Robinson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 1 | 99 | 5.5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.1 |
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 3 | 52 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 24.0 |
| Matt Robinson | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 0 | 121 | 12.1 | 56t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 144.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Kevin Long | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Derrick Gaffney | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Wesley Walker | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56t | 1 |
| Scott Dierking | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Haynes | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Burgess Owens | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | 141 | 35.3 | 46 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Ken Schroy | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Horace Ivory | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| James McAlister | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Richard Bishop | 2.0 |
| Rod Shoate | 1.0 |
| Steve Zabel | 1.0 |
| New York Jets | |
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